Category: Communiversity
The week of Oct. 25 wraps up LGBT History Month with three events sponsored by the LGBT Resource Center and collaborative partners. Over the course of the month, the campus community has celebrated the month with several educational and social events. Two events featuring the “Fagbug” will take place Monday on campus. Erin Davies...
In an era when women like Sarah Palin are calling themselves feminists, there is renewed debate about who gets to be in the club and who doesn’t, and who has the power to decide. Can conservative women who have benefited from the gains of the women’s movement while resisting the fight for reproductive rights, gay...
Northern Illinois University today was named recipient of the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Veterans Education, recognizing the university’s exemplary efforts in providing educational and informational resources to students who are U.S. military veterans. About 800 student veterans attend NIU, which earlier this year also was cited by two military-related magazines for excellence in its...
Attorney Jeffrey W. Brend will present “The Witness Stand: How to Survive the Secret Techniques of Trial Lawyers” at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 28, at the NIU Chicago Office, 33 N. LaSalle St., Suite 1700. An NIU alumnus and partner at Levin & Brend since 1991, Brend focuses his practice in family law, taxation, business litigation,...
Northern Illinois University officials today announced that the DeKalb County Major Case Squad has assumed lead of the investigation into the disappearance of NIU student Antinette “Toni” Keller. The decision to activate the DeKalb County Major Case Squad at this stage of the investigation was made jointly by law enforcement officials from NIU, DeKalb and...
“If you ordered lasagna at a Chinese restaurant, it would look like this.” Such is Jim Phelps‘ description of “Chinet,” a multimedia program to be presented at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 9, by Shotguns To Daylight, an art duo comprised of Phelps and Bart Woodstrup, music and art professors, respectively. “There are multiple, thick layers of...
NIU’s Convocation Center will host its first-ever Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23. The event, an expansion of the popular Spooky Science Saturday, is intended to increase awareness of STEM fields and the roles they play in society. STEMfest will provide the public an opportunity...
As the nation pauses on this day of remembrance regarding the suicides of young gay men and women, most recently Rutgers University freshman Tyler Clementi and Johnson & Wales University sophomore Raymond Chase, we should all be reminded of the impact bullying, harassment, and ignorance have on at-risk individuals. NIU values rich diversity amongst its...
As the search continues for missing NIU student Antinette “Toni” Keller, students who want to help learned Tuesday afternoon from NIU officials about three ways they can make a difference. They were also updated about the investigation into Keller’s disappearance, given words of advice on taking care of themselves during times of anxiety and encouraged...
Members and Friends of the NIU Community, Our thoughts and prayers are with Toni’s parents, family and friends … I have spoken with her father and pledged the full resources of the university to assist in locating her. Law enforcement from area agencies under the direction of the NIU police department have been working together...
The NIU School of Music harp studio of Faye Seeman will present the first-ever “Think Big Harp Ensemble” recital at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 28, in the Recital Hall. Music performed will include pieces by Mozart, Debussy, Ginistera and Caplet as well as Latin folk music. The harp studio will be accompanied by flute, viola, piano and string...
The NIU School of Music will host “Bits and Pieces of Electro-Acoustic Music from Everywhere (including NIU)” at 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, in the Music Building Recital Hall. Presented by the Composition Area and the Annex Group, this unique program of two-channel (stereo) electro-acoustic compositions features the NIU premiere of the 60×60 “Crimson Mix”—a 60-minute program of...
